Tattoo Design Tattoo Lettering and Typography

Question 1

Which lettering style is characterized by varying thick and thin stroke contrasts with small decorative lines (serifs) at the ends of letterforms?

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Serif

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Sans-serif

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Script

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Blackletter

Question 2

What is 'kerning' in tattoo lettering design?

Accepted Answer

The spacing between individual characters

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The spacing between lines of text

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The overall size of the lettering

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The thickness of letter strokes

Question 3

Which historical lettering style, derived from medieval European manuscripts, features thick dramatic strokes and ornate angular letterforms?

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Blackletter/Gothic

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Roman

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Italic

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Cursive

Question 4

What is 'leading' in the context of multi-line tattoo lettering?

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The vertical spacing between lines of text

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The slant angle of italic letters

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The horizontal alignment of text

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The thickness of the heaviest strokes

Question 5

What is an 'ascender' in typography?

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The part of a lowercase letter that extends above the x-height

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The bottom curve of letters like 'g' and 'p'

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The dot above lowercase 'i' and 'j'

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The decorative swash at the end of a letter

Question 6

Which technique is used in tattoo lettering to create a three-dimensional raised appearance by adding an offset shadow behind the letters?

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Drop shadow

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Whip shading

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Color washing

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Stippling

Question 7

When tattooing script lettering, which technique is most important for maintaining consistent, fluid letterforms?

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Maintaining a consistent angle and moving the hand smoothly

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Holding the machine at 90 degrees to the skin at all times

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Pressing as firmly as possible for solid line saturation

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Using a scrubbing back-and-forth motion for even ink deposit